{"product_id":"the-thinkers-game-decoding-the-chess-universe-9789083488226","title":"The Thinker's Game: Decoding the Chess Universe","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewould like to learn more about its various aspects. \u003cp\u003eIt covers the technical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003easpects of chess: the use of algebraic notation (Chapter 3), chess evaluation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(Chapter 4), the opening phase (Chapter 5), the middle game (Chapter 6), \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe endgame (Chapter 7), and the chess rating system (Chapter 8). It introduces \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea number of chess problems, formulated with a chess board and chess \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003epieces and presupposing a working knowledge of chess (Chapter 9). \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ean account of variants of chess such as Fischer random chess (Chapter 10). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt also covers the cultural aspects of chess: its history (Chapter 2) and status \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eas an immortal game that might enable it to play a role in the search for \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eextraterrestrial intelligence (Chapter 11). Wherever possible, chess diagrams \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eare provided to help chess beginners make sense of certain points about chess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlgebraic notation will also guide them in understanding certain chess-based \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elines of reasoning. \u003cp\u003eWhenever you are ready, let us begin this odyssey of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003echess!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083488226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220","brand":"Chen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331898564789,"sku":"9789083488226","price":33.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ac4e3bcd-7990-4195-9049-ed403917934f.jpg?v=1745938529","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thinkers-game-decoding-the-chess-universe-9789083488226","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}